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Intra-Company Transferee Work Permit (C61/C62/C63)

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

This permit is for people currently employed in an executive, managerial or specialised-knowledge capacity by an enterprise of a multinational corporation (MNC) outside Canada, where that foreign enterprise is doing business in Canada, or will be if the applicant is coming to establish a new qualifying enterprise.

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    To be eligible under [R205(a)](https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-205.html) as an ICT, **all applicants** must: - be currently employed in an [executive, managerial](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes/intra-company-transferees.html#s3.8), **or** [specialized knowledge](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes/intra-company-transferees.html#s3.9) capacity by an enterprise of a [multinational corporation](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes/intra-company-transferees.html#s3.3) (MNC) outside of Canada; - the enterprise outside of Canada must be [doing business](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/terms-definitions.html#d3) in Canada, or will be doing business in Canada if the applicant intends to [establish a new qualifying enterprise]

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The receiving Canadian enterprise must have a qualifying relationship with the current employer - parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliate - and must be actively engaged in the business in respect of which the offer is made.

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    - be transferring to a Canadian enterprise that - has the qualifying relationship of parent, subsidiary, branch, or affiliate of their current employer - is [actively engaged](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes/intra-company-transferees.html#s3.4.3) in the business in respect of which the offer is made

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The decisive professional test is continuous employment at the foreign enterprise of the multinational corporation, in a similar position outside Canada, for at least 1 year full-time within the 3-year period before the date of the initial application.

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    - have been in continuous employment at the foreign enterprise of an MNC, in a similar position outside Canada, for at least 1 year (full-time) in the previous 3-year period from the date of initial application

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The transfer must be for a temporary period and in the same capacity, from the foreign enterprise to the Canadian enterprise, and the person's position in the foreign enterprise must remain available for them to return to at the end of the assignment in Canada. The official source does not state whether family may accompany the holder.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture never addresses family members: spouse, partner and dependants are not mentioned anywhere in the manual, so the family position is unknown.
  • It does not state in terms whether the permit is employer-specific, although it requires the work to be for the named Canadian enterprise.
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    - be transferring for a temporary period in the **same capacity** from the foreign enterprise of an MNC to the Canadian enterprise: - their position in the foreign enterprise must remain available for them to return to at the end of their assignment in Canada

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

Duration depends on the administrative code: C61 (establishing a qualifying enterprise or start-up) is a maximum of 1 year with no extensions under that code; C62 (executives and managers) has an initial maximum of 3 years with 2-year renewals and a total stay of no more than 7 years; C63 (specialised knowledge workers) has an initial maximum of 3 years with 2-year renewals and a total stay of no more than 5 years. The official source does not state a longer-term residence direction.

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Limits of the record
  • The capture states no longer-term residence direction: permanent residence is never mentioned for ICT holders.
  • The 'no extensions' rule for C61 is qualified inside the slice itself: in rare circumstances an officer may approve an extension at their discretion, and the page it points to for that was not captured.
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    **C61** – Establishing a qualifying enterprise (start-up): maximum of 1 year. No extensions are available under this exemption code. **Note:** In rare circumstances, an officer may be required to access an application where the foreign national is able to prove that an extension is required in order to complete the final set up of the foreign enterprise in Canada. The decision is at the discretion of the reviewing officer, and should an extension be approved, the application must include notes detailing the officer’s rational. For more information, see: [Extensions for C61 work permit holders](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-codes/intra-company-transferees.html#extensions-c61). **C62** \- Executives and managers: initial maximum 3 years, 2-year renewals allowable; **total period of stay may not exceed 7 years**. **C63** \- Specialized knowledge workers: initial maximum 3 years, 2-year renewals allowable; **total period of stay may not exceed 5 years**.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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